A spokesman for Hamas, which has taken sole or joint responsibility for all the attacks of the past 24 hours: \"We have succeeded in retaliating for Israel\'s killing of our leaders, and fulfilled our promise not to let it go by without a reaction. We are determined to throw out the conquerors.\"
The radio and television reports have repeated over and over since last night phone numbers - of hospitals, Education Ministry hotlines, city centers, psychological counseling hotlines, and even National Insurance offices - at which people can find information about their loved ones or how to deal with the crisis.
Minister Avigdor Lieberman (National Union-Yisrael Beiteinu) said that he would quit the government if a widespread offensive against the PA were not carried out \"within a short time.\"
Education Minister Limor Livnat called for a direct strike against the Palestinian Authority.
Minister Matan Vilnai, accompanying Sharon in Washington, said that Arafat must be held responsible but that he must not be expelled.
Likud MK Yuval Shteinitz, a member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee said: \"We must thank the security forces for all that they are doing to prevent attacks; without their work, we would be facing bombings every day. But that is not the main thing to be done. The best defense is an offense, and the target of our offensive must be the Palestinian Authority. Yes, we must retake parts of the lands given to Arafat, and we must destroy the terrorist infrastructure. We\'ve been demanding from Yasser Arafat for eight years to eradicate the terrorist infrastructure, and he isn\'t doing it. Terrorist centers are blossoming under his rule. So let\'s do it ourselves. I\'ll give you a simple example. The Palestinian TV is a utensil for incitement that calls to destroy Israel on a daily basis, refers to the suicide terrorists as martyrs, and praises their actions. After over a year of a terrorist war here, we must destroy the Palestinian TV network, whose influence on promoting terrorism cannot be underestimated.\"
MK Eliezer Cohen (Yisrael Beiteinu) told Arutz-7 this morning, \"We must first acknowledge that what happened in Jerusalem was not just a suicide bombing, but an operation that involved much planning and precise execution. This is war, not just terrorism, and we must fight back accordingly. They are fighting us with all of their resources and weaponry, and we must do the same. Our army knows exactly what to do, and it is time to do it.\"
MK Michael Kleiner (Herut), who originally called for Sharon to delay his trip after the bus bombing of Thursday night, called upon Sharon to cut short his trip immediately after the Jerusalem bombing last night, and said, \"Sharon has nothing to seek in the U.S. as Jerusalem goes up in flames. The Prime Minister must return immediately to Israel and give the army clear orders to deal with Arafat and the Palestinian Authority, in the same manner that the US is handling Bin Laden and the Taliban.
Sharon advisor Dr. Dore Gold: \"Israel must do now what is necessary to defend its people. We will not allow our children to be slaughtered in the heart of Jerusalem any longer. That\'s it.\"
Shinui Party leader MK Tommy Lapid said that there must be no further negotiations with Arafat.
Women in Green Chairperson Nadia Matar: \"The Israeli policy of targeted killings has proven itself as pathetic. How many Jews will yet be murdered until Prime Minister Sharon understands that the only solution is eliminating and expelling Arafat and the PLO Authority, together with the other terrorist organizations and all Arabs who support terrorism.\"
The radio and television reports have repeated over and over since last night phone numbers - of hospitals, Education Ministry hotlines, city centers, psychological counseling hotlines, and even National Insurance offices - at which people can find information about their loved ones or how to deal with the crisis.
Minister Avigdor Lieberman (National Union-Yisrael Beiteinu) said that he would quit the government if a widespread offensive against the PA were not carried out \"within a short time.\"
Education Minister Limor Livnat called for a direct strike against the Palestinian Authority.
Minister Matan Vilnai, accompanying Sharon in Washington, said that Arafat must be held responsible but that he must not be expelled.
Likud MK Yuval Shteinitz, a member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee said: \"We must thank the security forces for all that they are doing to prevent attacks; without their work, we would be facing bombings every day. But that is not the main thing to be done. The best defense is an offense, and the target of our offensive must be the Palestinian Authority. Yes, we must retake parts of the lands given to Arafat, and we must destroy the terrorist infrastructure. We\'ve been demanding from Yasser Arafat for eight years to eradicate the terrorist infrastructure, and he isn\'t doing it. Terrorist centers are blossoming under his rule. So let\'s do it ourselves. I\'ll give you a simple example. The Palestinian TV is a utensil for incitement that calls to destroy Israel on a daily basis, refers to the suicide terrorists as martyrs, and praises their actions. After over a year of a terrorist war here, we must destroy the Palestinian TV network, whose influence on promoting terrorism cannot be underestimated.\"
MK Eliezer Cohen (Yisrael Beiteinu) told Arutz-7 this morning, \"We must first acknowledge that what happened in Jerusalem was not just a suicide bombing, but an operation that involved much planning and precise execution. This is war, not just terrorism, and we must fight back accordingly. They are fighting us with all of their resources and weaponry, and we must do the same. Our army knows exactly what to do, and it is time to do it.\"
MK Michael Kleiner (Herut), who originally called for Sharon to delay his trip after the bus bombing of Thursday night, called upon Sharon to cut short his trip immediately after the Jerusalem bombing last night, and said, \"Sharon has nothing to seek in the U.S. as Jerusalem goes up in flames. The Prime Minister must return immediately to Israel and give the army clear orders to deal with Arafat and the Palestinian Authority, in the same manner that the US is handling Bin Laden and the Taliban.
Sharon advisor Dr. Dore Gold: \"Israel must do now what is necessary to defend its people. We will not allow our children to be slaughtered in the heart of Jerusalem any longer. That\'s it.\"
Shinui Party leader MK Tommy Lapid said that there must be no further negotiations with Arafat.
Women in Green Chairperson Nadia Matar: \"The Israeli policy of targeted killings has proven itself as pathetic. How many Jews will yet be murdered until Prime Minister Sharon understands that the only solution is eliminating and expelling Arafat and the PLO Authority, together with the other terrorist organizations and all Arabs who support terrorism.\"